1963 in archaeology
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The year 1963 in archaeology involved some significant events.
Explorations
Excavations
- Excavation of Eshmun Temple by Maurice Dunand begins (continues into the 1970s).
- Excavation of Masada by Yigael Yadin begins (continues until 1965).
Publications
- Kenneth Hudson - Industrial Archaeology: an introduction.
Finds
- Warrior of Hirschlanden.
- Hal Ball spots Maya site of Altun Ha from the air.
- Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe.
- Ferriby Boat 3.
Events
- April 1 - Industrial Monuments Survey for the Ministry of Public Building and Works (Great Britain) commenced by Rex Wailes.
- Lascaux caves closed to the public. (Painted c.15000–13000 BC; discovered in 1940.)
- First County Archaeologist appointed in England, B.J.N. (Ben) Edwards in Lancashire.
Deaths
- February 28: Harold St George Gray, English archaeologist (born 1872).
- June 11: Alfred V. Kidder, American archaeologist (born 1885).
- June 23: Frans Blom, Danish Mayanist (born 1893).
- August 28: Umberto Zanotti Bianco, Italian archaeologist, environmentalist and senator (born 1889).
- September 16: Winifred Lamb, English archaeologist (born 1894).
- November 13: Margaret Murray, Anglo-Indian Egyptologist (born 1863).
- December 19: Sir Alan Gardiner, English Egyptologist (born 1879).
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